Atlanta went 0 for 12 on third down and Michael Penix Jr. threw four interceptions while Tampa Bay won by handing the ball off in driving rain.
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Tampa Bay threw three passes on Sunday afternoon and completed none of them. The Buccaneers won 16 to 0. There is no kind way to arrange those two facts.
The Atlanta Falcons played the role of Artax from The Neverending Story, and like Atreyu, Falcons fansâ cries and pleas went unanswered as they watched their team slowly drown in the swamp. There is no up this week;âŠ
The Atlanta Falcons will begin preparing for their NFL game in Madrid on Wednesday at the training center of Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid, while the Cincinnati Bengals start practicing Thursday at theâŠ
Atlanta News First
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The Falcons offense sputtered in a sloppy, muddy mess of a game against the Bucs in Week 8. What can we take away from Atlantaâs Monsoon Game, and whoâs to blame for the issues? Kevin Knight and TreâShon Diaz dissectâŠ
The Falcons failed their latest test, as the offense sputtered in a rainy, muddy mess of a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 8. Now sitting at 3-5, Atlantaâs season rests upon the edge of a knife. Four straightâŠ
Cincy Jungle
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The NFC South is 3-13 at home. No one in the division has a winning record; not one team is even sitting at .500. Business as usual. Hereâs the Week 8 NFC South Review. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (3-5) Week 8 Result:âŠ
After a tough day for the Falconsâ run defense, theyâre shuffling the bottom of the roster. Atlanta announced yesterday that it had cut ties with defensive lineman Jared Ivey and outside linebacker Drake Jackson. One orâŠ
The snap counts this week arenât going to help you feel any better about the game. Sorry about that. Offense QB Michael Penix Jr.: 53 LT Jake Matthews: 53 LG Matthew Bergeron: 53 C Ryan Neuzil: 53 RG Chris Lindstrom: 53âŠ
A first-grade writing assignment turned into a pep talk for the Atlanta Falcons. Teacher Miss Chang asked her students to share advice for the team after its 0-2 start, and the children offered encouragement to tryâŠ
The rain made the field sloppy, the rain made the Falcons sloppy. In the end, they couldnât beat a completely one-dimensional Buccaneers team on the road that barely even tried to pass the ball and seemed to relish howâŠ
The Atlanta Falcons got buried in the mud by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. A team hasnât won a game without completing a pass since 1974; here are the Week 8 snap reactions. Penix Melts in the Rain It was a completeâŠ
We hoped and prayed the Falcons would buck a seemingly ancient trend of falling down after a major win against a contender, and we hoped and prayed in vain. Our favorite team went to Tampa Bay in a downpour that turnedâŠ
The Falcons fell to the Bucs in a wet, sloppy mess of a game featuring a career-worst performance from Michael Penix Jr. Kevin Knight breaks down the loss, including Penixâs horrible day, continued offensive lineâŠ
Welcome to the NFC South, where inconsistency and seemingly disastrous starts to this season have not undermined the aspirations of the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.